The Tale of John and Mary

The Tale of John and Mary (Czech: Pohádka o Honzíkovi a Mařence) is a 1980 Czechoslovak animated film directed by Karel Zeman. This is the last film by Zeman,^[1] based on Czech fairy tales.^[2][3] The film is created using cutout animation.^[4]

The Tale of John and Mary
Poster for the film
Directed by	Karel Zeman
Written by	Karel Zeman
Starring	Antonín Procházka Nada Konvalinková Frantisek Filipovský
Narrated by	Otakar Brousek
Cinematography	Zdenék Krupa
Edited by	Ivan Matous
Music by	Karel Svoboda
Production company	Filmové Studio Gottwaldov
Distributed by	Ustredni Pujcovna Filmu
Release date	November 1, 1980 (1980-11-01)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	Czechoslovakia
Language	Czech

The images of John and Mary were featured at the 200 Czech Crown silver coin minted in memory of Zeman.^[5]